My background is in Political Science. I taught at Weber State. So given my background it may seem strange that I no longer vote. It's pointless for me. Since I consider myself a liberal Democrat, as did many of my colleagues, I would have no hope of electing someone who thinks like me. Nor is ...
It has been apparent throughout the Wasatch Peaks Ranch referendum appeal process that Morgan County has gone beyond its limited statutory role in reviewing the compliance of the referendum application and defending its decision to become an actor for WPR trampling the Constitutional rights of ...
I have a friend whose nephew married a girl from the Philippines. They have been married several months now, but his wife is unable to come to America because she’s choosing to obey the law and come legally. We have no idea when she will be able to come to America and live with her husband. ...
Devastated by what happened to stop progress in government!! Because of the 'ME' agendas of eight representatives! We have gone from the perception of being 'weak' to a country to be ridiculed from within our nation and more serious — those who want to see us destroyed. Those responsible ...
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” (quote attributed to Einstein) If you don't like subsidizing (via the taxes we pay to the state) the decline of the Great Salt Lake as well as subsidizing our dirty air with rapidly approved open gravel pits ...
In the next few days we will all receive our tax notices I hope that everyone will look at the amount that we are paying for taxes that go to the school district. I’m all for education and voted for the bond but you should know what you are paying for. Did you know the superintendent added ...
We are nearing our final stretch on the municipal elections for 2023. The Weber County League of Women Voters has scheduled many debates/candidate question-answer forums. We have attempted to organize ones in Weber County, including small cities with new candidates. There are a couple of these ...
The District Court has now validated the Application seeking a referendum on the Wasatch Peaks Ranch (WPR) development in Morgan County. WPR appealed within hours of the decision. Now, Garrett Smith, the Morgan County Attorney, has also filed an appeal. Garrett Smith states, “This appeal is ...
No one likes car trouble and there are multiple ways to deal with it. You can just ignore the problem and hope that you don’t get stranded on a cold snowy night. You can take it to a paid parking lot and leave it there hoping the vehicle will heal itself. Or you take it to a repair shop and ...
As we get closer to a government shut down what is concerning the republicans more? Well, it sure isn't the possibility shutting it down as it is to have a inquiry into whether to impeach the current president which for the last 5 years they have been going after him without any substantial ...